ALSA-2021:4387

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    ALSA-2021:4387

    Published: 9 Nov 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Low: libssh security update

    Details: libssh is a library which implements the SSH protocol. It can be used to implement client and server applications. Security Fix(es): * libssh: NULL pointer dereference in sftpserver.c if ssh_buffer_new returns NULL (CVE-2020-16135) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

    References: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2020-16135

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libssh-devel

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/libssh-devel

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.9.4-3.el8

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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